From root: dapat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
idinapat
i-di-NA-pat
applied appropriately
Present (Incomplete)
idinadapat
i-di-na-DA-pat
is applying appropriately
Future (Contemplated)
idadapat
i-da-DA-pat
will apply appropriately
Usage Note
Idapat is used when expressing that an action, feeling, or resource should be applied or directed toward a specific, appropriate recipient or purpose. This verb is relatively formal and is often found in literary or moral discussions rather than casual daily speech.
Examples
" Idapat mo ang krema sa balat. "
Natural Translation
Apply the cream onto the skin.
Literal Translation
Apply-appropriately you the cream on skin.
" Kailangan mong idapat ang gamot sa sugat. "
Natural Translation
You need to apply the medicine to the wound appropriately.
Literal Translation
Need you apply-appropriately the medicine to wound.
" Ang mga aral na natutunan mo sa paaralan ay dapat mong idapat sa tunay na buhay araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
The lessons you learned in school should be applied to real life every day.
Literal Translation
The plural lesson that learned you in school should you apply-appropriately to real life day-day.
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